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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Bay between Lazarus and St John's Island

8 February, 2020

Team Leader
Michelle Ooi
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
9.5 kgs (measured)

1.2237270601142, 103.85206065426

Survey Information

Location Name
Bay between Lazarus and St John's Island
Organization/Dive Centre
Zen Freediving
City
Singapore
Country
Singapore
Date
8 February, 2020
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 1.2237270601142
Longitude: 103.85206065426
Weather Conditions
Cloudy
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
250 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bags: Trash (plastic) 11
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 40
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 22
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
other materials collected
Swim Cap 1

Most of the rubbish looked like it was from Indonesia, from the writing on the packaging

Swimming cap

Plastic packaging

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